TNAG-0781-FCO40-985-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 65

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FM HONG KONG 329759Z NOV 78 ....

TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELNO.1375 OF. 30 NOVEMBER,

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING,

184/1

HKK 184 RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51

10AC 1973

DESK OFFER

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ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

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1. PROPOSED TEXT IS AS FOLLOWS:

QUOTE

(1) I UNDERSTAND THAT CAAC PEKING HAVE ASKED FOR FURTHER TIME TO CONSIDER THE MESSAGE PASSED BY THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN PEKING TO THE FOREIGN MINISTRY ON 26 NOVEMBER. IN THIS MESSAGE THE EMBASSY SAID THAT, IN RESPONSE TO YOUR REQUESTS TO ME FOR ADVANCE BOOKING CHARTER FLIGHTS BETWEEN CANTON AND HONG KONG, H.M.G ARE PREPARED TO AGREE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE WILL ISSUE A THREE-MONTH PERMIT FOR SCHEDULED SERVICES. (THE FLIGHTS WOULD THUS NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE ADVANCED BOOKING REQUIREMENTS APPLYING TO CHARTER FLIGHTS).

(11) IN ORDER NOT TO INTERRUPT THE PRESENT FLIGHTS AND TO AVOID INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELLERS, H.M.G HAVE AGREED THAT

I SHOULD NOW AUTHORISE FURTHER NON-SCHEDULED FLIGHTS BETWEEN CANTON AND HONG KONG FOR A PERIOD OF ONE WEEK STARTING 2 DECEMBER

111) PLEASE CONFIRM THAT YOU WISH FLIGHTS TC CONTINUE

DURING THIS PERIOD.

UNQUOTE.

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